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Current venue: Melbourne

The Australian GP became an official world championship race in 1985, although the first race was held in 1928.

It was in Aderlaide in 1986 that Nigel Mansell (driving a Williams-Honda) needed to come third or better to clinch his first World Championship title. Tyres had proved to be a problem with other cars so Williams decided to bring Mansell and team mate Nelson Piquet in for a check. Mansell never made it to the pits, his left rear tyre exploded forcing Him to wrestle the Williams into a run-off area. Alain Prost in his McLaren-TAG took the flag and with it the 1986 Driver's Championship.

Ten World Championship races were held at Aderlaide before the venue changed in 1996 to Melbourne.